Portland

I'm sitting in my little coffee shop writing to you people. I'm in a pretty good place right now. Alex and I have been walking around very much. We went on a vision quest last night. That means we kept walking until we were so lost that something happened. Not much really happened, but the walk was good. We met a few interesting people. Out here things go a lot slower. It reminds me of the south. Everyone here lives a little more and cares about people a little more. The journey is a little more important. So tonight I'll probably be in St. Helens with my friend Anna Edington. I hope I'll have some more internet access and I'll be able to write so more about my journey. Anna mentioned something about going to Seattle some time this week. I think I'll try to talk her into it.


Read a book.

Exploring Portland

Made it to Portland Oregon. I saw my friend Anna for about twenty minutes while we took her to the Airport. I haven't been able to write anything because the house I am staying in doesn't have any internet. I am staying with Anna's brother Alex. We went to a place called Rocky Butte yesterday. It was a hike. Now I'm exploring Portland. I think I might stay here for awhile I don't know yet.

Kris Keyes from Dive Bomber wants me to come down to San Diego to see his band Dive Bomber and my buddy Ben Goldsmith wants me to visit him in LA. I don't really know yet. Everything is up in the air.

So I haven't done what I said I was going to with this blog for a few reasons. I was supposed to leave New York and take a train to New Orleans and on my way stop back in D.C. to visit a friend and then take the train to Oregon. But, seeing as plans rarely ever work out something came up and I kinda had a nervous breakdown. I called my friend Russ and he got my head on straight. Sometimes you have to go back to the beginning before you can proceed forward. He even surprised me by driving me all the way to Chicago on a road trip with his fiancee Lee. The trip was nice, but I didn't really like Chicago. It's just not the town for me. Maybe I'll tell you more about it someday if you ask me. I'm happy to be on the road again though.

I've been writing and that's what I am supposed to do. Send me an email if you want. Jamesneurath@gmail.com. I like traveling, but I get pretty lonely sometimes. Thanks for reading and I'll start posting some more when I explore some more.


See you when I see you.

Portland, Oregon

New York City.

So I'm in the big apple at a Starbucks. I don't think I am a sell out. I just need Internet and coffee. I took a bus from Jimmy's smoke shop in New Britain early today. It was a good ride. When I cross the country I am going to take trains this time because I don't want to sit on a bus for four days like when I adventured to San Fran last year.

So everyone who thinks I am moving away forever...I don't know. I just got on a bus to the city and I am going to end up in Portland Oregon and see Anna in a few weeks. I don't know if I am going to live on the west coast for long. I just want to see what happens. I did love New Haven when I was living there and I would love to live there again. One of my goals when I get back is to start some kind of band with my afro friend perhaps. Who knows what will happen tomorrow? Steinbeck said that all the plans you make don't matter. What will happen will happen whether you like it or not. I'm not saying I am not going to try to be smart about this. I don't trust everyone I meet anymore. About a month ago I was robbed in Meriden. Some might say it is my own fault, but whatever, things happen.

So I am sitting, writing and later tonight I am going to spend the night in Long Island with my friend Sophia from College. She is puerto rican so hopefully I get a good meal.

Ok. More later.

James From the Road

Trip moved back again!

I want a sail boat. And to escape New York.

The adventure has been moved back due to a helicopter mother who wanted to squeeze her son before he left for his voyage into this land. My parents were at my friends beach cottage but they are back and I am taking the early bus in New Britain for New York City. I'll write about this as much as I can.

I've been thinking a lot about sail boats. I want one. GIVE IT TO ME.

Read a book to.

Trip moved a tad

I leave tomorrow. I'll tell ya all about it while I go. No really. I promise this time.


I leave for the big apple on the morrow.

Trip

I'm leaving on Monday to New York City. More on that later. Today I am going to the Housatonic river to hang out with Johnny Burns and ride Ski Doos. Maybe more on that later. Maybe.


Read a book.

Yeah, I know

So I didn't give you a play by play of the movie. You shoulda been there anyway. The movie consisted of fifteen hour days, no food, laughter, and interesting people met. I'll write about it some more someday. The plays that I crewed for in Cheshire sucked. I met some really important people to me, but I don't want to do children's plays ever again.

I'm watching Predator 2 right now and I am happy to say that. I'm meeting John Dudek later for Coffee and that makes me ecstatic.

This weekend I am filming both days. Maybe you should come down and watch. Perhaps you could be an extra.

I leave on August sixteenth for the west coast. I go to adventure.


P.S. last night Joe Delcegno bought me a shake weight. Yeah he's a baller.